Friday, June 20, 2014

Poem Written On Hitler's Typewriter

I wrote this poem on Hitler's typewriter

Poem Written On Hitler's Typewriter"Of course it's in Bessemer, Alabama,"I tell Jenny as she muscles the rental carOff 59 and into the city.Finding the typewriter attended onlyBy one good ole boy who explainedHitler wrote all his best propaganda on thisVery typewriter, then retired to a smallRoom in back to allow us to do anUnguided tour, I realized we couldEasily have snatched Hitler's typewriter and run,But who wants that kind of karma,So I quickly inserted a piece of paperIn the carriage, lined it up, And wrote this poem,Which is as true as any other storyIn Alabama.-Thomas L. VaultonburgWhy you should never let a poet rake your leavesPin It